Having learned how expensive books are in this world, Main resolves to make books of her own. However, she soon finds out just how frail her new body is when she and her elder sister, Turi, decide to go to the gate to deliver something their father forgot—she can hardly take a few steps before running out of breath. But that's when Lutz, a neighborhood kid the same age as Main, offers his help. Main is touched by this and soon makes it to the gate. There, Otto gives her his old slate, letting her experience the joy of writing once again.
Also, they don't sell paper 
in shops commoners frequent.
وأيضًا لا يبيعون ورقًا في المحلاّت
.الّتي يتردّد عليها العامّة
Mal davon abgesehen, dass Papier in keinem Laden
angeboten wird, zu dem gewöhnliches Volk Zutritt hat.
Además, no se vende papel en las tiendas
que frecuentan los plebeyos.
Además, no se vende papel en las tiendas
que frecuentan los plebeyos.
On n’en trouve pas dans les boutiques
accessibles au peuple.
E poi, la pergamena non si vende nei negozi
dove vanno le persone comuni.
Além disso, papel só se vende
em lojas onde plebeus não entram.
И к тому же в лавках для простолюдинов
его ещё пойди найди.